According to the Barrett, Fontbonne Academy withdrew the food services director offer after Barrett listed his husband as his emergency contact.

“She said the Catholic religion doesn’t recognize same-sex marriage, and that was her excuse. She said, ‘We cannot hire you,’” Barrett told the Boston Globe.

Massachusetts’ law prohibits sexual orientation discrimination in employment. GLAD argues that the religious exemption in that law does not apply to the school because they do not restrict enrollment to Catholic students.